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Kansas falls after loss to West Virginia, Mid-Majors fall out

West Virginia one of four teams to make a huge jump in this week's poll.

The Trojans sneak their way into this week's poll.
The Trojans sneak their way into this week's poll.
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Our poll is scheduled for Thursday afternoons. Technical difficulties kept it from being posted last night. Of course, a huge upset that would have probably changed a lot of votes happened last night.

But don't worry, today we have week 2 of your RCT Top 25 Poll, which does NOT include the Iowa upset of Michigan State or the BYU upset of Gonzaga or any other result from last night. Instead, we give you the likely-already-outdated rankings for you to destroy with the benefit of hindsight.

Rock Chalk Talk Top 25

Rank Team Points LW Change
1 Oklahoma(6) 173 2 1
2 Michigan State(1) 167 3 1
3 Kansas 156 1 -2
4 Villanova 151 4 0
5 North Carolina 147 8 3
6 Xavier 141 5 -1
7 West Virginia 135 14 7
8 Maryland 122 6 -2
9 Southern Methodist 116 13 4
10 Virginia 111 7 -3
11 Miami 93 9 -2
12 Iowa 85 19 7
13 Duke 81 11 -2
14 Purdue 77 16 2
15 Louisville 75 12 -3
16 Texas A&M 72 20 4
17 Providence 63 17 0
18 Kentucky 57 18 0
19 Arizona 46 10 -9
20 Iowa State 44 14 -6
21 Pittsburgh 43 24 3
22 Baylor 29 NR 6
23 Butler 24 22 -1
24 South Carolina 23 21 -3
25 Southern California 12 NR 7
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana 9, Saint Mary's 9, Valparaiso 5, Dayton 4, Gonzaga 3, Connecticut 1, Vanderbilt 1
New this week: Baylor, Southern California
Dropping out: Saint Mary's(23) , Dayton(25)
Biggest Movers (still in the poll):
Arizona -9, Iowa State -6, 3 at -3
West Virginia +7, Iowa +7, Southern California +7

Rank misterbrain Hammen LAHawk mikeville sax solo brendandzwierzynski FLJhawk
1 Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Michigan State
2 Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State West Virginia Villanova Michigan State Kansas
3 Kansas Kansas Kansas Michigan State Michigan State Villanova Oklahoma
4 Xavier Xavier North Carolina Kansas North Carolina Xavier North Carolina
5 Villanova Villanova Villanova North Carolina West Virginia Kansas Villanova
6 North Carolina North Carolina Xavier Villanova Kansas North Carolina Xavier
7 West Virginia Maryland Maryland Xavier Virginia Maryland Maryland
8 Southern Methodist Southern Methodist West Virginia Maryland Louisville West Virginia West Virginia
9 Maryland West Virginia Southern Methodist Virginia Miami Virginia Southern Methodist
10 Louisville Purdue Duke Miami Xavier Southern Methodist Virginia
11 Purdue Virginia Virginia Southern Methodist Southern Methodist Louisville Providence
12 Iowa Louisville Miami Butler Duke Purdue Duke
13 Miami Iowa Providence Texas A&M Iowa Iowa Arizona
14 Virginia Texas A&M Iowa Baylor Purdue Texas A&M Miami
15 Duke Duke Texas A&M Iowa Maryland Miami Iowa State
16 Providence Miami Kentucky Kentucky Southern California Duke Kentucky
17 Texas A&M South Carolina Pittsburgh Providence Arizona Providence Iowa
18 Kentucky Pittsburgh Iowa State Purdue Saint Mary's Kentucky Texas A&M
19 Pittsburgh Providence Arizona Louisville Texas A&M Arizona Baylor
20 Iowa State Iowa State Purdue Pittsburgh Kentucky Iowa State Purdue
21 South Carolina Kentucky Butler Duke Valparaiso Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
22 Arizona Baylor Baylor Arizona Iowa State Dayton Butler
23 Gonzaga Indiana Louisville Iowa State Pittsburgh Indiana South Carolina
24 Baylor Arizona South Carolina South Carolina Indiana South Carolina Louisville
25 Indiana Saint Mary's Southern California Southern California Vanderbilt Butler Connecticut